A perfect setting greeted the players, with blue sky, no wind, and a hard even looking pitch. The Willows captain, Brent Fleming elected to bat. The pitch was indeed hard, fast and superb to bat on but equally rewarded good pace bowling in the right areas. The ball nipped around a little early on, and in combination with movement in the air the wickets fell regularly. The best of The Willows batsmen were opener James Hoskings and Tim Hampton-Matehe. Otherwise the Willowers showed a lack of patience being all out for 177 with five overs still available. With the right application this was a 250-300 pitch. Bowling honours were shared around with Marco Muollo and Inesh Bhanuka each taking three wickets.

In reply, the Wellington openers, Ari Bonar and Will Julian, batted with purpose and aggression. They showed what a fine pitch this was and took full toll of the many loose deliveries from our attack. The only resistance was another superb ten overs from Andrew Nuttall taking 5 for 36, but he lacked support at the other end. Wellington cruised to victory with overs to spare. The Willows fielding was of a high standard, with all catches taken, and a smart stumping from Connor Bettsworth making his debut behind the stumps.

Apart from The Willows cricketing performance this was a superb day in great surroundings.